BA Journalism Studies
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB IB: 33; 32, with B in the extended essay
About this course
BA in Journalism Studies, a BA (Hons) Journalism degree centred on the practice of reporting, media production, and the analysis of news in society. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Project Management, Marketing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The first year covers the foundations through News Skills, Researching Journalism, The Professional Journalist, Live News Production, Media, Race and Racism, and Press, Politics and Democracy. The second year features compulsory modules such as Broadcast Production Skills (compulsory), Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in a Digital Era (compulsory), Media Law for Journalists (compulsory), and Features and In-depth Storytelling (compulsory), alongside optional modules covering topics like Introduction to PR for Journalists, Reporting Justice, Journalism in History, Sports Journalism, and Reporting the World. The final year involves core brand creation through Creating Editorial Brands 1: Market, Audiences and Content (compulsory) and Creating Editorial Brands 2: Strategy and production (compulsory), optional study in areas like Advanced Broadcast Journalism, Journalism in Film and Fiction, Communication for International Development, and Journalism and Digital Activism for Social Justice, as well as an independent Dissertation and Final Project.
Modules
- News Skills
- Researching Journalism
- The Professional Journalist
- Live News Production
- Media, Race and Racism
- Press, Politics and Democracy
- Broadcast Production Skills
- Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in a Digital Era
- Media Law for Journalists
- Features and In-depth Storytelling
- Introduction to PR for Journalists
- Reporting Justice
- Journalism in History
- Sports Journalism
- Reporting the World
- Creating Editorial Brands 1: Market, Audiences and Content
- Creating Editorial Brands 2: Strategy and production
- Advanced Broadcast Journalism
- Journalism in Film and Fiction
- Communication for International Development
- Journalism and Digital Activism for Social Justice
- Dissertation
- Final Project